diff --git a/app/scripts/auto-type/index.js b/app/scripts/auto-type/index.js
index c5e9fafd..c2cd02ec 100644
--- a/app/scripts/auto-type/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/auto-type/index.js
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ const AutoType = {
             Events.emit('open-file');
             Events.once('closed-open-view', () => {
                 this.selectEntryView.show();
-                this.selectEntryView.setupKeys();
             });
         });
     },
diff --git a/app/scripts/comp/browser/key-handler.js b/app/scripts/comp/browser/key-handler.js
index b41166d9..5a821a36 100644
--- a/app/scripts/comp/browser/key-handler.js
+++ b/app/scripts/comp/browser/key-handler.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class KeyHandler {
         const keyShortcuts = this.shortcuts[code];
         if (keyShortcuts && keyShortcuts.length) {
             for (const sh of keyShortcuts) {
-                if (this.modal && sh.modal !== this.modal) {
+                if (this.modal && (sh.modal !== this.modal || sh.modal === '*')) {
                     e.stopPropagation();
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/app-view.js b/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
index 8bc7eff5..7af5bbd9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class AppView extends View {
             this.onKey(
                 Keys.DOM_VK_I,
                 this.openDevTools,
-                KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION + KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_OPT
+                KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION + KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_OPT,
+                '*'
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js b/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
index 077b8a06..21418b67 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ class AutoTypeSelectView extends View {
         this.once('remove', () => {
             KeyHandler.setModal(null);
         });
+        this.on('show', () => {
+            KeyHandler.setModal('auto-type');
+        });
+        this.on('hide', () => {
+            KeyHandler.setModal(null);
+        });
     }
 
     render() {
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/modal-view.js b/app/scripts/views/modal-view.js
index c1cddfad..829d7826 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/modal-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/modal-view.js
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ class ModalView extends View {
         if (typeof this.model.enter === 'string') {
             this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_RETURN, this.enterPressed, false, 'alert');
         }
+        const prevModal = KeyHandler.modal;
         KeyHandler.setModal('alert');
         this.once('remove', () => {
-            KeyHandler.setModal(null);
+            KeyHandler.setModal(prevModal);
             if (this.model.view) {
                 this.model.view.remove();
             }
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
index 1b28b8a7..93caccb7 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
@@ -60,15 +60,17 @@ class OpenView extends View {
         super(model);
         this.resetParams();
         this.passwordInput = new SecureInput();
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_Z, this.undoKeyPress, KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION);
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_TAB, this.tabKeyPress);
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_ENTER, this.enterKeyPress);
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_RETURN, this.enterKeyPress);
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_DOWN, this.moveOpenFileSelectionDown);
-        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_UP, this.moveOpenFileSelectionUp);
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_Z, this.undoKeyPress, KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION, 'open');
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_TAB, this.tabKeyPress, null, 'open');
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_ENTER, this.enterKeyPress, null, 'open');
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_RETURN, this.enterKeyPress, null, 'open');
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_DOWN, this.moveOpenFileSelectionDown, null, 'open');
+        this.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_UP, this.moveOpenFileSelectionUp, null, 'open');
         this.listenTo(Events, 'main-window-focus', this.windowFocused.bind(this));
+        KeyHandler.setModal('open');
         this.once('remove', () => {
             this.passwordInput.reset();
+            KeyHandler.setModal(null);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 7bf1980e..64f66c1b 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Release notes
 -------------
 ##### v1.11.7 (2019-10-08)
 `-` fix #1289: crash on Auto sorting mode  
+`-` fix #1288: issues when opening a file during in auto-type mode  
 
 ##### v1.11.6 (2019-10-04)
 `-` fix #1285: issues in moving entries across files